immutable bit

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• From: preeti malakar <preetiseeks@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:05:55 +0530
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Why is the immutable bit of all system binaries viz files in /sbin, /bin, /usr
not set, so that none can change or delete them?

as you can see chattr /bin/login will give
------------- /bin/login


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Preeti Malakar
2nd year of M.Tech in CSE
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
India

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